The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live? A new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption.

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

Five times, Earth has faced apocalyptic events that swept nearly all life from the face of the plane...

He is considered the greatest European poet of the Middle Ages and his work unfolds the whole panopt...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...
Uli Köhler and Nick Golücke have visited the protagonists of the 1990 World Cup 20 years after their...

Dr. Mark Fairchild, world-renowned archaeologist, traces the hidden years of Saint Paul's life in th...

Presenter and former England football captain Gary Lineker follows in the footsteps of his grandfath...

After the World War I, Mussolini's perspective on life is severely altered; once a willful socialist...

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

William Friedkin attends an exorcism with Father Gabriele Amorth, as he treats an Italian woman name...

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and ...

An enormous shroud of white cement covers a hillside in the remote of western Sicily. It is both lan...

It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform...

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedett...

Paintings, performances, experiments, electronic music sounding in the spaces of two old houses in a...

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pila...

British progressive rock band Pink Floyd perform at the ancient Roman Amphitheater in the ruins of P...
Features volcano watches in Iceland from 1984-91, showing the country's highlands, Askja, Kverkjoll,...